The defense lawyer for the frozen Tunisian parliament member, Seif El-Din Makhlouf, said on her Facebook page that he had been brought to the military court and that lawyers would be able to meet with him before presenting him to the investigation, at a time when the presidency issued a new statement.
The Dignity Coalition had posted on its Facebook page a short video showing what it said was the kidnapping of Makhlouf.
The party said that Makhlouf and the lawyers accompanying him were attacked in front of the military court in the capital, Tunis, when they were turning themselves in to the military investigative judge.
It is noteworthy that Makhlouf is wanted by the military judiciary in what was known as the airport case, which witnessed skirmishes between him and airport security personnel due to the prevention of a Tunisian woman from traveling due to security objections, which Makhlouf said is unconstitutional.
In turn, lawyer Anwar Awlad Ali said that police officers in civilian clothes arrested Makhlouf and took him to an unknown location, while he was preparing to appear before a judge at the military court in the capital.
Presidential statement
In a related context, Tunisian President Kais Saied issued instructions that no person should be prevented from traveling, unless he is issued a summons, detention, or search warrant.
In a statement to the Presidency of the Republic, Saeed stressed that this should be done in full respect of the law, preserving the dignity of all and taking into account the obligations of travelers abroad.
Said said that what is being promoted about ill-treatment is pure slander, according to a statement by the Tunisian presidency.
On July 25, the Tunisian president took exceptional measures, under which he dismissed Prime Minister Hisham Al-Mashishi, froze the powers of Parliament, and lifted the immunity of deputies, which also included arrests, dismissals and exemptions for a number of officials.